Use a simple slip stitch pattern and bulky yarn to create a thick and cozy cowl with a luxurious texture. This fun and easy to knit cowl is long enough to wrap around your neck twice.
Tutorials
Size
Finished size is 10” [25.5 cm] tall and 52” [132 cm] in circumference.
Yarn
Knit Picks Mighty Stitch Bulky (80% Acrylic, 20% Superwash Wool; 136 yards [124 meters]/100 grams): Ash, 3 skeins
Needles
Size US 10.5 (6.5 mm): 10” [25.5 cm] straight or 24”[61 cm] circular (cowl is worked flat)
Notions
Stitch markers (optional); tapestry needle
Gauge
14 sts and 18 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st, lightly blocked
19 sts and 25 rows = 4” [10 cm] in slip stitch pattern, lightly blocked
Abbreviations
Please see our standard abbreviations.
Pattern Notes
The four stitches at the beginning and end of each row create a rolled edge similar to an i-cord edging. You may wish to place stitch markers at these locations to identify the edge stitches. All stitches are slipped purlwise to maintain the stitch mount. Please read the pattern carefully to determine if the working yarn is held in front or back of the slipped stitches as it varies throughout the pattern.
Pattern
CO 48 sts.
Row 1 (RS): Sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1, *k1, sl1p wyb, rep from * until 4 sts rem, sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1.
Row 2 (WS): Sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1, *sl1p wyf, p1 rep from * until 4 sts rem, sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1.
Row 3: Sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1, *p1, k1, rep from * until 4 sts rem, sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1.
Row 4: Sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1, *p1, k1, rep from * until 4 sts rem, sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1.
Row 5: Sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1, *sl1p wyb, k1, rep from * until 4 sts rem, sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1.
Row 6: Sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1, *p1, sl1p wyf, rep from * until 4 sts rem, sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1.
Row 7: Sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1, *k1, p1, rep from * until 4 sts rem, sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1.
Row 8: Sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1, *k1, p1, rep from * until 4 sts rem, sl1p wyf, k1, sl1p wyf, k1.
Repeat Rows 1-8 thirty-nine more times or until piece measure approximately 52” [132 cm], ending with Row 8.
Bind off in pattern leaving a long 30” [76 cm] tail for seaming.
Finishing
Lightly block cowl and seam the cast on edge to the bind off edge to create a continuous loop. Do not twist.
About the Designer: Heddi Craft
About the Designer: Heddi CraftHeddi Craft is a lifelong fiber artist and crafter. She enjoys teaching knitting classes and designing knitted shawls and accessories. She currently lives in Santa Cruz, California with her husband and three children and has had patterns published by KnitPicks and in her store on Ravelry.
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